the roads and a new problem for the rails. that coming up. right now a live look outside at san francisco. early in the week they had temperatures in the 80s. we've dropped significantly 20 to 30 degrees. a little cooler on that embarcadero today. christina loren will be along to tell us on this friday, november 9th. this is "today in the bay." it is 5:00 square on the nose. good morning, everybody. thank you very much for getting up early with us. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. the rain coming down pretty hard in parts of the bay area overnight. check throughout video. this was taken from san jose about an hour ago. sheets of rain just coming down really hard. and you know the wet weather will be with us off and on today. for the details, let's check in with meteorologist christina loren. she's got a timeline of it all. >> yeah, hey, good morning to you. look at this. this is so unusual. it's unusual any time we get

snow high atop mt. hamilton and snow levels drop to 3500, 4000 feet. right now more of a mix of rain and snow but we did get a dusting for about 15 to 20 minutes. now look at this, your temperatures this morning are chilly. we haven't seen the 30s in four months across the bay area and they're back this morning. look at santa rosa. 3 degrees above freezing here. you're 37 in petaluma and 37 degrees to start in novato. meanwhile san jose is even at 46 degrees. so what you need to know for the rest of the day? we're fair game for these on and off spotty showers. in addition to mountain thunderstorms, we'll break all that down for you and you made it to friday. your weekend forecast coming up in moments. right now we'll send it back to you guys. you know the rain and cold not stopping dozens of families from spending the night outdoors in san jose. they're actually braving the cold weather right now in hopes of feeling a little holiday warmth later this month. christie smith is live outside sacred heart community service center with the story for us this morning. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you.

i can tell you it has been a long, cold, wet night here at sacred heart community center. some of these folks have actually been here since 11:00 yesterday morning. the line stretches around the block. some of them in tents perhaps, hard to say how many people are here but what's happening is that they are distributing holiday food and toy boxes. today is the day that they register people for this. what we're going to do is talk with this woman. you've got five kids you're hoping to get toys for. what will this do for you? >> it's going to help us get them gifts and alleviate us a little bit financially. >> reporter: and you've been here since yesterday at 6:00? >> 6:30. >> reporter: how was this night? it is cold and wet out here?

>> well, we came a little bit prepared. we brought a tent. yeah, it's been pretty cold throughout the night. >> reporter: thanks so much, crystal. i spoke with one of the organizers and he said that the registration starts about 7:30 this morning and goes until 6:00 tonight and then folks come back a little bit closer to the holiday and that's the latest from here. reporting live in san jose, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> some definitely needed holiday help out there. it is 5:03. a sad and painful reminder for a san jose family as they remember the life of a teenager killed in his backyard three years ago. the family of michael russell planning a candlelight vigil on saturday night. russell was sadly stabbed to death back in 2009. two former santa teresa high school students now stand charged. they remain charged with murder but that trial has been delayed over and over. russell's family members say tonight's vigil will renew their call for justice.

it is being held tomorrow night at frost elementary school on comanche and gettysburg drive at 6:30. authorities in mountain view say don't be surprised when they arrest more people in connection with a major unusual drug lab bust that's going on right now in the heart of silicon valley. marla tellez is here this morning with details on what officers found and what will be happening later on today. marla, good morning. >> reporter: jon, good morning. so far five people are in custody and, yes, more arrests are expected as soon as today. now, today we could also learn who these people are. the scientists, if you will, behind this not your run-of-the-mill drug lab. s.w.a.t. officers from several bay area agencies closed in on this mountain view apartment complex thursday to find what mountain view police are calling a dmt drug operation. dmt is a psychedelic drug that triggers intense hallucinations. according to the dea is in the same class of drugs as lsd, but

experts say it is ten times stronger. officers say in two units on the bottom floor they found plants, acid-based solutions, tools and all sorts of equipment to make the drug. they say they have never seen anything like it. >> certainly something we don't want spread. i mean that's for sure. it's -- from what i know this is the first of its kind and we definitely don't want it popping up in other cities, especially ours. >> the owner of this downtown apartment complex that sits on bush street just a few blocks from mountain view's very busy castro street says he had no idea this was happening on his property. but one neighbor tells us she's been suspicious because she often smells a toxic, plastic burning smell coming from that apartment. again, mountain view police say they have five people in custody. more arrests are likely as soon as today. coming up in my next live report, i'll tell you what else

authorities kwconfiscated there that has the suspects facing even more charges. >> more potent than lsd? you've got to be kidding me. >> no kidding about the forecast. >> yeah, serious rain out there. christina loren is here to fill us in. umbrellas out. >> keep them out, keep them handy. 5:06. it's cold enough for snow and a mix of rain and snow on top of mt. hamilton this morning and that is very unusual, considering we're just near records. in fact we broke numerous records earlier on this week. as i widen out, you can see most of the activity is starting to clear the bay area. the front has more or less come through. you can see right now it's racing into the central valley. for us today we'll continue to see very light spotty showers move onshore. hit or miss showers throughout the day today. enough to where you want to keep your umbrella and coat with you. temperatures are very cold this morning, the 30s have returned to some cities across the bay area. let's help you make your plans for the friday so you can enjoy

the weekend. a little more activity over the mountains of santa cruz and western-facing slopes surrounding san jose, a little activity in san francisco but clearing you out. we stop the clock at 6:00 p.m. and that's when the cold blast really settles in so you'll likely be needing your heater as we head throughout the upcoming weekend. the good news is we're going to get a break from the rain. 58 in livermore, 56 in san jose, 59 in redwood city. your full forecast in just moments. that seven-day in my next report. first we want to check on your drive. good morning, mike. >> good morning, christina. not a great morning as far as those conditions for driving and that's why we're watching for any spinouts. now it's starting to clear up but we see the volume building up. we do have reports of something in the roadway so be careful there and also reports of slick conditions throughout, so sheen on the roadway here. farther south, 880 through fremont passing the tesla plant towards mission and that's where we're looking right here. an easy drive and the roads a little drier but still the

potential for spinouts. earlier accident at dixon landing road should have cleared from the roadway. the green overlay highlighting on the map shows you where you might have some wetter roads. christina was talking about that mix of snow and rain heading toward mt. hamilton. the pink shows you where there might be slippery conditions because of that. and over here at the 280/880 interchange, there was no overnight construction because of overnight rains, but we do have a construction project to talk b our own bob redell is out there. bob, this isn't just an overnight thing, is it? >> reporter: no. this is something that's breaking ground shortly in a few hours. basically one of the worst bottlenecks here in the south bay is about to get a makeover. later this morning at 10:00 the valley transportation authority will break ground on a $62 million project aimed at improving the 880/280 interchange. now, this area is notorious for

backing up because the exit lanes are so narrow and the off-ramps and on-ramps share the same lanes. that's just a couple of the issues. you add to that the thousands of drivers traveling through here on their way to santana row and valley fair mall, major shopping centers, and you've got a massive traffic headache. it will add new exit ramps and a new flyover ramp that will link 880 with 280. >> we're going to do everything possible to mitigate the impacts that happen during construction, but patience is key. we'll get in, we'll get out and it will be a much better interchange when we're done. >> reporter: vta recognizes that with santana row and valley fair right here traffic will be building up even more during the holiday shopping season. that's why they're holding off on some of the more disruptive parts of the project until after the holidays. the first part of the project generally speaking will be a new entrance into valley fair from 880 and a widening of the stevens creek overpass, which is

behind me right now. that 280/880 flyover i mentioned, construction on that should begin by next summer. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thanks, bob. >> you're not happy about that. >> no. i just think the timing is horrible. >> not really a merry christmas. >>. coming up we break down csu's new fee structure. how much students will be paying. and carl icahn says, you know what, maybe i will take over netflix. [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent.

oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin too bad the guys aren't here we're clear. ok, swarm! swarm! hello [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies. let the making begin

welcome back, everyone. it's 5:12. no comments so far from redwood city based electronic arts after news that one of its new video games may cost members of the

famed s.e.a.l. team 6 their jobs. scott mcgrew joins us with the details on this one. >> good morning. the accusation is active members of the navy's special forces were paid to help ea develop a new video game called medal of honor war fighter. now having soldiers, even active duty soldiers consult on video games is actually not unusual. but the defense department has told news agencies several members of the elite s.e.a.l. team, including one member who participated in the killing of osama bin laden, have been officially reprimanded for revealing secrets to the video game maker. in the military a simple letter of reprimand is basically a career killer. secrets is relative. just explaining how a s.e.a.l. team works is prohibited. ea is not itself in trouble and to be completely fair, the military has been participating in a lot of hollywood-style projects lately, including an active special forces movie in which the actual stars in that movie were real soldiers. other news, corporate raider

carl icahn talked with cnbc about netflix. he said he might subject the company to an unfriendly takeover. one way or the other, he said netflix is undervalued and it would be easy for a company to snap it up, particularly considering interest rates are so low. let's get a check of the markets this morning. jackie deangeles is live at cnbc headquarters. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning, scott. the stock futures are trending lower after the u.s. averages slumped a second straight day. the asian markets fell overnight, european markets trending into negative territory. yesterday the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 all closed at three-month lows after facing the biggest two-day drop in a year. the s&p 500 joining the other averages. the dow has now been down for three straight weeks for the first time that we've seen since may. the nasdaq has fallen five straight weeks for the first

time since june, 2011. yesterday the dow fell 121 points closing at 12,811. the nasdaq falling 41, closing at 2895. so all marketwatchers will be looking today to see if there's any glimmer of hope out there. at&t says this morning it's going to lift restrictions that had prohibited some customers from using apple's face time video conferencing while on a cellular network. some customers were restricted to wi-fi only in order to keep the company's cell signal from becoming overburdened. at&t lifted the ban. we'll take a closer look at how companies know what you're doing when you're online this week on "press here" after "meet the press" sunday morning. it's something called deep packet inspection, kind of like reading your mail. it's very interesting. >> they can read all the junk mail they want. >> please. all right, scott. >> i think it's going to be a good weekend, not only to stay inside and watch "press here"

but also because it's going to be so cold. >> it's not going to be too bad. if you want to get outdoors, you'll have plenty of opportunity to do so. the sun will be back out for the weekend but then things start to change as we get into next week. we've got a lot more rain on the way, so get ready for that. you'll need that umbrella next week just as you did last night and that morning. look at these showers coming down in the south bay right now. we also have embedded thunderstorms. pea-size hail, very gusty winds. we've already had several reports of just that. the east bay starting to dry out a little bit. taking you to the peninsula, expecting more of these on and off showers throughout the day today. look at this. temperatures have fallen into the 30s. you're now at 35 degrees in santa rosa and that is cold enough for some frost. you're getting a little enclosurclearing up here and so as a result temperatures are dropping like a rock. we're pretty cold in san jose as well with 46 to start. 40 in gilroy.

so let's talk about your forecast for today. area of low pressure comes through. trailing behind this area of low pressure, very cold air will settle into the bay area. we're still fair game for plenty of thunderstorms around the bay area, so we're going to stay here. watch that for you all day long. we are on storm watch in the nbc bay area weather center for today. highs are only going to be in the 50s. you'll need that jacket just about all day long. look at this, things start to change as we get into saturday and sunday. we're expecting widespread frost early sunday morning, even right here in san jose. monday into tuesday the rain arrives. wednesday and thursday, 68 degrees, periods of rain. they're going to be kind of tropical showers as your highs will be nice and comfortable of the systems coming up from the south. sunday is veterans day, a great opportunity to honor all our servicemen and women. >> we're looking over here to the peninsula. christina is talking about the rain passing through in the future but we also have it in

the past. this overlay, anywhere you see the highlighted green roads, that's where it might be a little wetter, maybe some slick conditions for those on and off-ramps. here's 101 moving smoothly past the dumbo and down into palo alto. a little sheen on the roadway, even though we see that, we don't see any problems because the volume is pretty light and folks lowering the speeds just a tad bit. prepare for that this morning. another live look outside shows you coming across that san mateo bridge. westbound the commute picks up a little bit of volume in the commute direction. you can see wet conditions toward the hayward side. a live look at the east shore freeway. coming westbound, your commute direction, lots of spacing between these cars. you're close to the limit all the way from the carquinez bridge to the bay bridge toll plaza. again, possibility of slicker conditions from overnight rains here. in the north bay also the case. we're picking up the volume. anywhere north of san rafael you might also get the patchy fog because of all the moisture in

the air. just a note, guys. back to you. it is 5:19. this is a crime that dates back more than 100 years and it appears to be making a comeback. as steven stock tells us, it's a crime costing americans billions of dollars every year. >> reporter: this is one of though crimes that very few people want to talk about but one that impacts every one of us nearly every day. it's thieves stealing tens of thousands, even millions of dollars worth of merchandise right off moving freight trains. and while it may sound like something out of a spaghetti western movie from the wild, wild west, we discovered that it's happening all over the country nearly every day, and that some of the hottest spots for this theft are right here in california. in a remote place like this one, when the sun goes down, the risk of cargo theft from passing freight trains goes up. >> gone, like that. >> tens of millions of dollars gone like that.

>> it's just easy. it's easy for them to do. to escape is easy. >> reporter: and it's costing each one of us every time we go to the store. law enforcement officials tell us the hot spots for rail theft start east of oakland, then go outside of stockton, down to fresno, l.a., and bakersfield. officials say thieves also work the tracks through the desert in arizona and new mexico, as well as in the train yards around chicago, atlanta and new jersey. >> the criminals get on board the trains. when the train takes off, they will climb through the containers and through the trailers finding what they want. >> reporter: this sergeant leads the california highway patrol's cargo theft interdiction team out of oakland, fighting cargo theft on the roads and on the rails. >> they'll cut a hole in the top of the trailer or outside the trailer from the flatbed and then unload the cargo, get off and call the chase van to pick

them up. >> we're talking about criminals being allowed to operate freely. it's a problem. >> and you and i have got to pay for it. >> we've got to pay for it. >> reporter: coming up tonight, we will take you out to some of the remote spots right here in california where train thieves lie in wait. we'll also take you undercover with federal agents and you can see for yourself this crime in action. that's all tonight at 11:00. for now in the newsroom, i'm steven stock, nbc bay area news. >> thanks, steven. 5:21 right now. coming up $1,000 per class at csu, how about that. details of the new fee proposal that could have some students doing a double take.

welcome back, everyone. good friday morning to you. 5:24. csu administrators are revealing

just how much students will be paying under a new proposed fee structure. the chancellor says the proposal is designed to encourage students to graduate on time and make room for new students by charging fees for students taking more credits than they need. there are three types of fees in the proposed structure. first, any student with more than one 50 credits dubbed super seniors would be charged an additional $372 per credit beyond that point. a second fee of $182 per credit would be applied to students who take more than 18 units per semester. and students who repeat any class would have to pay $91 apiece. csu students say with the passage of prop 30, schools should not charge more fees. they plan to actually protest the proposal. >> paying the price for a good education. 5:24 right now. christina loren, we'll be paying the price if we're outside without an umbrella? >> you'll need that jacket as well. not a great hair day, if you're

not aware of what is greeting you out your front door this morning. we've got a little bit of red just to the east of stockton. that's an isolated thunderstorm. we're going to see some of those throughout the kday today right here in the bay area but most of the shower activity is pushing to our east and south. temperatures are going to be cold today and we'll see some of these pop-up cells. get ready for cold conditions. cold enough this morning for snow on mt. hamilton. highs in the upper 50s. 50 degrees. yeah, it's going to be pretty chilly all weekend long. 58 in livermore, 58 in fairfield and 57 in san francisco. we want to help you plan that weekend. your forecast is coming up in just a few moments. it's 5:25 on a friday morning. first let's check your drive with mike inouye. >> because it's 5:25 on a friday, a lighter volume. let's watch the change in the traffic. no, it doesn't change over the last 30 seconds. we're looking at construction with bright lights in the area

at the high street on-ramps so you'll use park and 98th. those are both very close to this area and no problems for the flow of traffic. through richmond, a nice flow on 80 but reports of 10 to possibly 15-minute delays as the trains depart that station. there's an equipment problem with the b.a.r.t. tracks. live look outside shows you the foster city or peninsula side. 92 moves smoothly over the san mateo bridge. back to you. >> thank you very much. it is 5:26 right now. we all know officially veterans day is this sunday, but the events to honor and salute our country's vets already getting under way. >> at 10:30 this morning six flags discovery kingdom in vallejo will host a dolphin swim for 14 veterans being treated for posttraumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. at 11:00 san francisco state university will open vets corner. a new veteran center. visitors can meet with student vets. and on sunday, san jose

hosting one of the largest veterans day parades in northern california. that of course means street closures and possible traffic delays so be aware. the opening ceremony kicking off at plaza decesar chavez at 11:00 a.m. we'll help navigate you here. the parade starts on delmas street, heads east on santa clara, then south on market street ending at san carlos street. >> it's nice they haven't lost that tradition. 5:27. a lot more ahead of stick around. ♪

♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dark chocolate with toasted oats, or sweet golden honey. perfect combinations of nature's delicious ingredients, from nature valley. ♪ ♪ i was thinking that i hope this never ends ♪ [ female announcer ] nature valley granola bars, nature at its most delicious.

new this morning the albany school district meeting with parents and students after the death of a popular teacher and one of their high school students. >> reporter: and more than 100 people in san jose brave the cold and rain overnight for a chance at a nice holiday. i'm christie smith. we'll give you a live look, plus information on how you can help. >> wow, yeah, it's the coldest night we've had in four months.

temperatures just three degrees away from freezing. we'll show you where and where the showers continue to fall over the bay area. >> that weather will affect your drive but the building commute, we'll show you why the east shore freeway might save you some time this morning. that's coming up. and a live look outside. are you ready for friday? it's here. friday, november 9th. this is "today in the bay." the clock says it is friday and it is 5:30 on the nose. good morning, everybody. thank you very much for joining us, i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. a pretty wet one as well. wet night in parts of the bay area. this video was shot by our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri in san francisco. the rain really coming down. there you can hear the wind as well. it was a wet night across the bay area. rain is not done with us just yet. meteorologist christina loren is checking the storm for us. >> yeah, hey, good morning to

you. very impressed by my hard-working chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. you can catch him at 5, 6 and 11. right now we are tracking pretty significant rainfall. most of it has cleared the bay area, but i did want to show you what's to come. you see this band of moisture just offshore? that's coming down throughout the day today so we are expecting more showers and we have slick conditions out there. also expecting some thunderstorms. look at this, snow on top of mt. hamilton. snow levels falling to 3500 feet in the bay area and we're three degrees away from freezing this morning in santa rosa. that's cold enough for frost. 37 in petaluma, 46 right here in san jose. showers will continue throughout the day. we'll time out this futurecast coming up and your seven-day outlook is ready to go as well. right now back to you guys. right now this morning we can tell you there are dozens of people out there in the cold braving this weather and rain this morning in hopes of getting some much-needed help for the holidays. christie smith is live at sacred

heart community center where people are already lining up hoping to find some much-needed help. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. it is cold and wet out here so this is a very dedicated group of families. we've seen moms, dads, even some kids out here. some of them have been here since 11:00 yesterday morning looking for a nice holiday. we counted maybe 150, 200 people in line, some in tents, some with umbrellas, blankets. people are registering for holiday food and toys. here with me is jay peco. good morning. so how does this work? >> so everyone is here to recommendingster for our holiday food program, food and toy program. and unfortunately they do line up overnight. the first person was here at 11:00 yesterday. by the time i left the agency about 7:00 last night, there were about 35 people in line, young and old unfortunately. and there was a small child there. these are families that are

still struggling in a difficult economy. you think things are getting better, but as we see, it really is -- it's not getting all the families. in fact we expect to see just really the same record numbers this year as we saw last year signing up for our holiday programs. so 4,000 families we'll be feeding for thanksgiving this year. >> reporter: and before we go, i mean i know a lot of people may see this, some may need help themselves. how can people help? >> a great example, if you have a family, get your kids, go out shopping, pick up some extra cans, pick up an extra turkey, while you do that, talk to your kids about how important their education is and then talk about some of the folks for whom they're really struggling right now, what happens if you don't have enough money. take your kids through that process, buy some extra and then bring it down here to sacred heart. we're at 1381 south 1st street in san jose. pull on up and donate it by next

friday so that the following monday we're ready to feed all these families. >> reporter: thank you so much. i bet cash is always good too. thank you so much. again, what will happen is people will get registration today and come back closer to the holiday for their food and toys. reporting live in san jose, christie smith, today in the bay. also new this morning, we've got video to show you of a massive fire at a house in san francisco. it started last night in the city's monterey heights neighborhood. the home was being renovated at the time. no one was in that building when that fire started. it took firefighters about an hour and a half to get the flames under control. no word yet on the cause. meantime crews mopping up after an overnight fire inside the gym in st. thomas moore school in san jose. firefighters were called to the scene just after 1:00 this morning. they had the fire under control in about half an hour. no one was hurt and the cause is under investigation. well, no doubt it was a championship party to remember.

unfortunately, a man injured while celebrating the giants world series win last week has died. now police are asking for people to help find out exactly how this happened. police say sean moffitt was hit in the head on october 28th. he was sent to the hospital where unfortunately he died two days later. police say they're not sure whether he was attacked or just accidentally hurt. they're now asking possible witnesses out there in that area for any surveillance footage or photos to solve the case. school administrators in albany want parents to start talking to their children about depression and suicide along with how to cope with tragedies. the panel using a special meeting last night to address the topics in the wake of two recent deaths in the school district. popular middle school teacher james izumazaki was arrested in september on suspicion of lewd acts with a former student. he killed himself days later.

last month the body of 16-year-old cathy qiu was identified on a beach near half moon bay. well, it's a popular spot for shopping, which means big problems for traffic. now just in time for the holidays, help is on the way for one of the worst bottlenecks in the south bay. it is the notorious 880/280 connector in san jose. yep, that's the one right near valley fair mall and santana row. bob redell is live with what's happening this morning and how drivers will be affected. good morning, bob. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. well, we're talking about in just a few hours at 10:00, the valley transportation authorization, otherwise known as the vta, will break ground on a new $62 million project to try to erase this traffic headache and improve this 280/880 interchange. you're just looking at the stevens creek overpass which takes you to valley fair and santana row. that over the coming years will be widened. they'll add new exit ramps and a

new flyover ramp to link northbound 280 with northbound 880. this area is notorious for backing up because the exit lanes are so narrow. anyone who has tried to transition from 280 to 880 knows this. add to that the thousands of drivers traveling through here on their way to sap tanna row and valley fair and you've got a massive traffic headache. >> it has been dubbed one of the worst commutes in santa clara county, and especially in that south bay area where you've got commuters going to job employment centers, you've got fine dining, you've got great shopping in that area. you've got a lot of people competing for roadway. >> reporter: now, this project will be completed by 2015. the first part will be a new entrance into valley fair from 880 and as i mentioned a widening of the stevens creek overpass. that 280/880 flyover i mentioned will start next summer. vta recognizes that with the holiday season coming up there's going to be a lot more traffic

up here as people are trying to get to santana row and valley fair, so some of the more disruptive parts of the project, they'll hold off on those until after the holiday. reporting live here in san jose, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> that's good news. >> a little bit. all right. it is 5:38 right now. christina loren is here to tell us, we had record warm temperatures, rain and snow now coming our way, huh? >> yeah. we've already seen that this morning, rain and snow on the radar. you can see here starting to clear out when it comes to the bay area. most of the shower activity confined over the central valley. as we head throughout the day we'll continue to see on and off showers and highs will be cool. also expecting some pretty strong thunderstorms to develop as we head through this afternoon and accumulate what little daytime heating we will. highs only in the 50s today. that goes for tomorrow as well. we'll start to warm you up a little bit on sunday. highs will be in the 50s today and tomorrow and lows as we head through saturday night and sunday morning will fall into the 20s in some cities.

we'll take you through that forecast. your seven-day outlook ready to go in my next report. it's 5:39. we've got thunderstorms, mike, what are you watching on the roads? >> what could possibly go wrong? the view from our emeryville camera looking at the east shore freeway picking up the volume. there's still the potential to save you time because coming out of richmond there were equipment problems or an obstruction on tracks. we're looking down the east shore freeway as one of your b.a.r.t. routes which might have a delay. possibly still 10 to 15 minutes systemwide as it recovers from earlier obstruction on the rails but things are moving smoothly now on the system. we're looking at west 580 with some slowing through livermore. that green heigighlighting mean there could be some wet conditions on the roads. to the san mateo bridge and westbound with the taillights picking up the volume but not causing any slowing. that burst starting for 101

right at 680. we'll track the rest of it coming up. back to you. it is 5:40 right now. we are there as the president gets ready to address the nation about an impending fiscal crisis. we're going live to the nation's capital next. and a major drug lab bust in the south bay that has authorities searching for even more suspects. good morning, i'm marla tellez. i'll explain what made this bust so unusual.

in just a few hours from right now, president obama laying out his plans to try and help the united states avoid falling off a fiscal cliff by the end of the year. the questions remain will democrats agree to big spending cuts and will republicans agree to tax increases? in other words, can we all just get along? tracie potts is live on capitol hill right now with a look at some of those not-so-simple answers. good morning. >> reporter: jon, good morning. we're watching what this all means to your wallet.

do your taxes go up at the end of the year? do you lose that 2% extra you got on the payroll tax break this year? what about the payroll tax and unemployment if you're on unemployment. lots of people in california drawing extra benefits. all of that to be addressed today by president obama when he addresses the nation and reporters, although he won't take questions from the east room this afternoon. he's expected to say we've got to hold on to those bush tax cuts and congress needs to make that priority number one. number two, they need to cooperate to prevent the rest of the fiscal cliff from happening this year. we've heard also from house speaker john boehner, the republican leader, who said they're open to new ideas, new revenue, but not necessarily by raising taxes. he will speak before the president today and clarify what he meant by new revenue was boosting the economy so people make more money. when you pay your taxes, more money goes to the federal government.

a temporary truce not necessarily calming wall street but there is a report from the congressional budget office that says if they don't do something, we could be looking at 9.1% unemployment next year. >> all right, tracie potts, thank you very much. 5:44. mountain view police say more arrests are coming following a first of its kind drug bust in the silicon valley. marla tellez joins us in our newsroom with more on the bust and what really made this one unique. >> reporter: yeah, the drug itself is what made this bust unique. it's called dmt or dimethyltryptamine. we can show you what it looks like. here it is in its final crystal form. it is a hallucinogen naturally found in plants. when it's synthesized in the lab it becomes a powerful psychedelic drug that's ten times stronger than lsd. that's exactly what was happening inside two units of this apartment complex in downtown mountain view. on thursday a s.w.a.t. team busting the operation, arresting

two people and detaining three others. one neighbor we talked to who did not want to be identified said she suspected something just wasn't right there and now she feels much safer. >> they had this little barbecue on the side and they were never cooking anything but you could smell like burning plastic. kind of a toxic plastic smell. >> reporter: in addition to all the dmt-related paraphernalia authorities found inside, they also kwconfiscated meth, heroin an assault rifle and shotguns, so the suspects are facing a variety of drug and weapon charges. again, five people total in custody at this point but mountain view police say we can expect more arrests in the very near future. laura and jon. >> thank you very much, marla. right now we take you live to burbank, california, where a fire -- a three-alarm fire has erupted at a tobacco warehouse right there. we don't have a lot of reports to tell you about this. we do know it is at victory and

manning street so firefighters are fighting this blaze. it broke out about 3:30 this morning so a lot of smoke billowing into the air. that will probably cause some issues come the morning commute as we get rolling on that. we will keep you posted on this one. a three-alarm fire in burbank, california, at that tobacco warehouse. >> which is interesting. can you imagine what it smells like down there? >> might be some good leaves. pipes smell nice. >> that is true. >> good friday. >> put that in your pipe and smoke it on a friday. >> what about the weather? >> we want to get your chimney ready to go. it's going to be a beautiful weekend for sitting by a warm fire. temperatures are expected to drop off significantly. doppler radar showing you the active weather that we have in the south bay from milpitas down to san jose. watch out for light showers this morning. we'll zoom out and show you the wider view here. most of the activity racing in the central valley, but i am watching the secondary wave of moisture right now just offshore

eureka. it's going to move south throughout the morning hours and will arrive here by 11:00, 12:00 today. keep that in mind, more rain on the way. look at your temperatures this morning. it is cold out there. old man winter making an appearance this morning. 37 in novato, you're at 48 in san francisco, 46 in san jose and 44 degrees in livermore. low pressure races into the central valley as we head throughout the day today but we're still going to see some lingering impacts. snow level down to 2500 feet. thunderstorms expected throughout the day today and that cold blast has not even completely settled in yet. temperatures are going to be in the 30s even here in san jose, upper 30s expected at we wake up sunday morning so temperatures will be cool enough for a jacket all weekend long but we'll dedone with the showers pretty soon. as we head through the second half of the day into tonight expecting some spotty cells to move onshore. as we wake up tomorrow morning a little more lingering activity

and we'll clear out by 6:00 a.m. saturday but staying nice and cool all day today and tomorrow. 58 in livermore, 58 degrees in napa and highs will basically be in the mid to upper 50s all across the board today. saturday staying cool. sunday we'll get that frosty start. veterans day if you're out and about, bring your jacket with you as you honor the men and women who have made this nation so great. freedom is not free, as you know. temperatures will be nice and comfortable the next couple days and then we really drop off as we head through next week. let's check your drive with mike. >> we'll take you to the south bay where we're seeing a slight build. overall things are looking pretty nice. a little lighter, a little later for the build but we're seeing slicker roadways so keep that in mind. this is all right here as far as drying out but christina talked about mix of maybe some snow and rain over here at mt. hamilton. as you head toward the summit. it's still open but don't go there because it's not that

pleasant and not a lot of snow but maybe some ice stibicking around. let's see how things shape up for 880. this is northbound 880 through fremont right past the truck skal scales where you can see some puddling on the side streets. another live look outside shows you how things are shaping up across the bay. this is palo alto, 101, moving smoothly both directions northbound past university. between here and san mateo, no delays for the freeway on the peninsula. we'll look outside to the bay bridge toll plaza where the volume starts to build for the cash lanes and up the incline over towards san francisco. we can see across to that beautiful city by the bay. back to you. >> thank you very much. all right, everybody, get ready. it's time to hurry up and wait. the waiting game begins for the mavericks big wave invitational. organizers hoping for ideal weather conditions to start this one-day contest. when it's finally called, two dozen of the world's best surfers will have a mere 24

hours to get to pillar point near half moon bay and hit those waves. if you recall last year, the contest was cancelled because of not-so-kind weather. >> the challenges they take, let's see if it works this year. 5:50. coming up, traffic tie-up. the new outlets in livermore, they're not just offering deals but headaches as well. different kind of outlet, a light bulb that you can control with your iphone. we'll take a look at gadget friday. ♪

[ female announcer ] nature exists on the grandest scale... ♪ ...and in the tiniest details. ♪ and sometimes both. nature valley granola thins pack the big taste of granola and dark chocolate into one perfect square, under 100 calories. nature valley granola thins. nature at its most delicious. to a tastier festive feast. so much to sip and savor. a feeding frenzy, to say the least. a turkey from safeway will have everyone raving. there's fresh, natural, frozen, whatever your craving. spend $25, and get a frozen safeway turkey for 59 cents a pound. or spend $25, and a frozen butterball turkey,

just 99 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait. safeway. ingredients for life. welcome back, everybody. it is 5:52 right now. we can tell you thousands of people jonesing for these bargains in the east bay.

the rush causing a major traffic headache on 580, moving at a snail's pace for hours yesterday during the grand opening of the brand new paragon outlet in livermore. a total of 120 high-end stores with very deep discounts are the big-time attraction. mall managers hired the chp to try to help them keep all those cars moving. the new mall, how about holiday hours here. open until midnight tonight and tomorrow night. >> there goes your weekend plans. 5:53. vice president joe biden making his primetime debut on nbc. he's going to be making a cameo appearance on "parks & recreation" next thursday night. the show's executive producer said it was hard to keep his appearance a secret. it couldn't air before the election because that was equivalent to a campaign advertisement and stations have to give equal time to every candidate. it shows thursday night right here on nbc bay area. way to go, scott mcgruchlt

he has either a very good idea or his gadget friday is a light bulb. >> well, it can be both. this is the new philips hue bulb. they just started selling these at apple stores. now, the idea, as we take a look at a lamp that i have hooked up to this bulb, is that you can control it with your iphone. so as our floor director turns out the lights. hello, how are you. >> exactly. >> you can change the color of the bulb. here it is on our set blue and here it is as sort of a pinkish red. you can have all of these interesting presets. this is kind of a deep yellow or a very warm brown and then back to white as well. you can have all of these different presets and you can control three bulbs at the same time using your ipad. the hook-up is absolutely dead simple. we had this running after just a couple of minutes. now, it will cost you $200. >> wow. >> three bulbs and the bridge that talks to your ipad. and then after that $60 a bulb.

after you've turned your lights pink and you've gone, hey, that's really neat, i don't know how much you'd do it. but it's kind of cool. >> paying a big price for sexy mood lighting. >> is it any too high of a price. >> good point, scott. i'm with you on that one. i always thought the clapper was a great invention. that one might trump it. appreciate it. gadget friday, always a blast. let's check the forecast with christina loren. >> we learn something new about scott mcgrew every day. watching some showers on the radar. you'll see that pink, that's a mix of rain and snow on the mountains surrounding san jose. we had a dusting of snow earlier this morning and we're expecting more activity, on and off showers to pop up as we head throughout the morning, but right now the south bay is getting most of the activity. we want to szoom in and show yo a little bit more of the snow

coming down on the east bay hills. it is an interesting morning and will get more active. we will time that out for you. we've got your day's highs and we want to help you plan that weekend. you made it to friday, 5:56. let's get you to work on time with mike. >> let's take folks out to the bay bridge toll plaza where scott mcgrew, check this out, no sexy metering lighting yet. those lights will be turned on about 6:20 today. we'll take a look at the volume coming toward the area. speeds close to 55 and 60. as you're getting into berkeley but a little bogged down right around the racetrack. watch those slick conditions, those on and off-ramps from overnight rain and changing conditions today. another live look shows you the peninsula side of the san mateo bridge westbound with those headlights. a smooth transition at 92 off 101 but it is getting a little more crowded heading over the water. >> 5:56. sandy is gone but she's still causing trouble.

long lines for cagas continue i the northeast. what some people are now being asked to do. right now we'll take you out for a live look over san francisco. that is the palace of fine arts. it looks kind of clear out there, very crisp. cooler temperatures coming our way along with some rain. christina loren will be here to fill us in. back in a matter of minutes. [ boy 1 ] hey! that's the last crescent. oh, did you want it? yea we'll split it. [ female announcer ] made fresh, so light, buttery and flakey. that's half that's not half! guys, i have more! thanks mom [ female announcer ] pillsbury crescents. let the making begin too bad the guys aren't here we're clear.

ok, swarm! swarm! hello [ female announcer ] pillsbury chocolate chip cookies. let the making begin

good news for a bad bay area bottleneck. the question is, is your commute going to get worse before it gets any better? plus an apartment building on the outside, a drug lab on the inside. we'll tell you about the rare discovery in silicon valley and why more charges may be on the way. and out in the cold. families in need braving chilly temperatures this morning to try to make sure they get enough food for the holidays. and our wacky weather pattern continues, from rec